Chapter 95: Building Bridges and Roads
"Change your thinking?"
Yahiko looked at Haneda in confusion.
Jiusuke also looked over inadvertently.
He wanted to know what tricks Haneda had!
"I spend about 60 to 70 taels for a bowl of ramen in Konoha, but a loaf of bread in the Rain Country costs 140 taels."
"It is normal for ramen to be more expensive than bread, but bread is more than twice as expensive as ramen. What do you think is the problem?"
Haneda simply talked about the price difference between Konoha, also known as the Land of Fire, and the Land of Rain, and then asked questions.
He always likes to guide others to think rather than tell them the answer directly.
Probably because doing so can make the impression much deeper.
"What do you mean, from Konoha?"
"Are you trying to say that your Land of Fire is vast and rich in resources, and everyone can afford ramen?!" Hatosuke asked back.
Haneda was too lazy to pay attention to this guy.
He didn't even expect these ninjas who had been on the battlefield for years to come up with anything.
Otherwise, this world would not be dominated by daimyo in politics and economy rather than ninjas holding power.
Yahiko thought for a moment and said:
"Is it because of the trade route? Konoha restricted the export of food and other supplies, causing the price of bread to rise?"
"That's just one aspect," said Haneda.
"It's a road problem, right, Haneda?"
Suddenly, Nagato, who had been following Yahiko silently, spoke.
“That’s one aspect, but the answer is very close.”
Haneda glanced at Nagato, who "didn't talk much, but always seemed to be aware of something."
I have to say that his mind is always sensitive and he remembered some of the things he had said casually before.
Haneda said: "Do you remember what the route we took was like when we came here?"
"It's full of muddy dirt, the roads are generally dirty and messy, or even non-existent, and people have to walk on them."
"This type of transportation is not convenient for transporting food. It is very costly for merchants to sell food from the Fire Nation."
"But why would merchants be willing to take such a route to sell food?"
Haneda asked another question at the end.
Hatosuke, who has been paying attention to Haneda, thinks that Haneda seems very serious and what he says makes sense.
But he didn't quite understand what he heard and was confused.
Xiaonan didn't quite understand what he heard. He seemed to understand something, but couldn't grasp the key point. He didn't quite understand.
As for Nagato...
He would not try to steal the limelight before Yahiko or Konan spoke.
Not long after, Yahiko said:
"Is it because you get paid more? Otherwise, bread wouldn't be so expensive, and the price could go up at any time."
Haneda nodded and agreed:
"Yes, that's the truth. They are willing to come and sell their food because they can get more money and make more money."
"Think about it, a bowl of ramen in Konoha costs 60 to 70 taels, while a piece of bread in the Rain Country costs 140 taels. What a huge profit."
"With such huge profits, why aren't there many merchants willing to go to the Rain Country?"
When Haneda asked this question, at that moment, Yahiko, Konan and Nagato figured out the key to the matter.
That's the shipping cost!
As long as costs go down, the prices of foods like bread will naturally go down.
Yahiko and his family have lived here for so many years that they remember the price changes of food like bread quite clearly.
It goes up and down, very unstable.
“Is this why you asked me before why I didn’t build bridges or roads?”
"So you have such a high opinion of yours, Haneda! Solve the problem directly at the source!"
"Haneda, how come your little brain is so smart?!"
Yahiko grabbed Haneda's shoulders and shook him excitedly.
Konan noticed Haneda's expression and smiled secretly with her head down.
Nagato still stood silently behind Yahiko, but the smile on his face became even bigger.
"Yahiko, why are you so happy and excited?" asked Hatosuke with a confused look on his face.
"It's the transportation cost! As long as the transportation cost is reduced, the value of bread will naturally drop, and more people will be able to afford food and won't go hungry."
"If we improve the roads and reduce the transportation costs, the price of bread will naturally go down!"
Yahiko explained with a smile.
Haneda's method is simple and practical, efficient and stable.
Once a road is repaired, it can be used for at least several decades.
And if they can build a road, everyone along that road will benefit.
It can also help more people.
But one thing suddenly hit Yahiko's heart.
That is a war between two countries, and this kind of war cannot be resolved by building roads.
Thinking of this, the excitement on Yahiko's face diminished a lot.
But he soon picked himself up again.
It has always been his dream to achieve peace in the ninja world, and this dream can just solve this problem!
"Yoshi!"
"Let's go! Konan, Nagato, Hagusuke, let's go build the road now!!"
Yahiko waved his hand and did what he thought.
"Haneda, do you want to come with us?" Yahiko turned around and asked Haneda with a smile.
"Okay. I happen to know a little bit about earth escape, so I can help."
"Ah? I almost forgot that I'm good at water jutsu..." Yahiko suddenly squatted down and became withdrawn.
"It's okay. I can teach you some simple ways to use earth escape, such as making cement and quickly drying cement." Haneda said with a smile.
"I can do it, Yahiko." Nagato has full chakra attributes, so earth escape is naturally no problem for him.
"Then~ let's go!"
A confident smile returned to Yahiko's face, and he could change the nature of his chakra.
If you study earth escape seriously, you will always be able to learn it.
What really matters is not to think, but to do!
At this time, Jiusuke walked up to Haneda and apologized quietly:
"Mr. Haneda, I apologize for my rude behavior earlier."
But what greeted him was a forceful push away.
"Be careful, enemy attack!"
Haneda pushed Kusuke away, and with a bang, the detonating tag on the kunai exploded with a loud noise.
Seeing this, Jiusuke felt even more ashamed.
He took out his weapon and said to the several Rain Ninjas next to him:
"Go and protect Mr. Haneda!!"
At this point, Yahiko recognized their attackers.
They are the four Sand Village ninjas from yesterday!
"Yahiko, if we don't fight back this time and let them go, we will die sooner or later." Konan reminded.
She knew Yahiko's character. Whenever something like this happened, Yahiko would never hurt others.
Suddenly, there was a flash of blood, and the four members of Sand Village were all caught in an illusion.
Yahiko, Konan, Nagato, and Habusuke looked over and saw a pair of three-magatama Sharingan slowly turning.
They understood that it only took a moment for Haneda to control them with illusion!
"So awesome! Haneda! I didn't expect you are an Uchiha ninja!!" Yahiko said excitedly.
"Haneda, you..." Hatosuke looked at Haneda with mixed emotions.
He is the one who doubts Haneda, he is the one who laughs at Haneda, and he is also the one who questions Haneda.
But someone like me was saved by Haneda.
Hatosuke really didn't know how to face Haneda.
"Okay, let's go back and talk about it later. We'll scare the kids."
Haneda stood on a rock, looking down at the four men of Sunagakure, and asked,
"Who sent you and what is your purpose?"
"we are……"
collapse! collapse! collapse! collapse!
Explosions sounded one after another; it was the Sand Village people who blew themselves up.
At this moment, Haneda understood that it was another plan of Madara and Black Zetsu!
"Let's go. Someone has done something to them to prevent information leakage." Haneda said lightly.
After the explosion, he heard the children crying in panic, so he cast an illusion on them.
Haneda extended his index finger, sighed, and smiled:
"The explosion just now was just beautiful fireworks."
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